Philippe Auclair

But anyway, my point being that it was the most fluid and fluent performance.

And who was starting?

Actually, Cherki and Akliush both started that game.

And they played with a freedom.

I mean, one-touch football, it was absolutely extraordinary.

It was like watching, you know, yeah, one of those 80s team or perhaps the 2000 team as well.

And this is when Desiré Doué actually scored his first two goals for France.

So, and I left, I finished watching the game thinking, well, I don't know exactly where I stand with this team, because most of the people I've just seen, most of the players who have been so convincing, would probably not be in the team that will start the tournament in America.

So these are choices that Deschamps is going to have to make.

And I'd like to, you know, I'd like to hope that this being his last tournament for France, he's going to take the handbrakes off and be perhaps a little bit more, I don't know, encourages players to be a bit more... Be more Ozzy Ardiles, be more Ange Postacoglu.

Yeah, be more Ozzy, be more Ozzy.

But you know what?

I don't think that's going to happen.

It certainly is.

And all the more so that Papadio, the manager, was in the team of the 2002 World Cup.

He didn't play against France, but he gave the pass to Henri Camara, the golden goal, which enabled them to go to beat Sweden.

But it wasn't that group of players, the Bruno Metsu group of players.

So, yes, there is needle.

By the way, it's not unpleasant needle.

There's just a very competitive... It's a nice needle, right.